Wine has long enjoyed a reputation as the most culturally rich and intellectually rewarding of alcoholic beverages. However, today, it faces an uncomfortable reality, fewer people are drinking it, and those who are, are drinking less.
Malta’s tourism industry has every reason to be proud of what it has achieved. Over the past decades, tourism has become one of the principal pillars of our economy, creating thousands of jobs, encouraging investment and showcasing our islands to millions of visitors from around the world.
The Association of Catering Establishments (ACE) welcomes the growing discussion around outdoor and al fresco dining, and the recognition that it has become a defining part of Malta's tourism and catering offering.
The debate around ‘service charge’ and voluntary tipping is back on Malta's restaurant tables, and it comes down to balancing customer rights with the realities of a service-led industry.
For Claire Xuereb, AX Group's Director of Hospitality and Care, success was never about opening another hotel but about spotting a gap the market hadn't filled and building something with a reason to exist. Words by
Stephen Gauci.
This October, Malta will become the meeting point for some of the most influential voices in the international food and hospitality community as Food on the Edge comes to Valletta on 19 and 20 October 2026.
Every September, Malta celebrates LGBTQ+ Month, highlighting inclusion, visibility and the country’s continued commitment to equality. Malta’s strong international reputation as an LGBTQ+-friendly destination also presents important opportunities for the local hospitality and tourism industry.
Twenty-five editions ago, HORECA Magazine began as an idea sketched out by Ryan Galea, who had worked and understood both sides of Malta's hospitality industry from the operators who run it to the media world that could give it a voice.